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My impression is that those who don't have magic typically have another resource that makes them awesome, so they don't need a magic alternative. Fighters kill things with real tools. Thieves disappear and acquire things. Bards annoy people. Magic users . . . have utility, and they're...

I don't know about the player side, but casting one spell is what NPCs do to become fantasy NPCs, not "spellcasters." Wanna make your " ice wolf" cool? Give it an ice spell. That doesn't make it a spellcaster though, and it doesn't need to be attuning magic items.

What is the Matrix?

Ouch. I don't know about BG3, but an enjoyable game of Skyrim can include foraging, fishing, and retiring to a little cottage, while avoiding dragon attacks. Hang out with the locals, and buy the village drunk an ale every once in a while. No Plusfinder needed. Maybe try explaining your game...

There's some good content here! Some material is clearly written for D&D, but I can see it fueling other games as well. Any plans to offer it in a more accessible format? Bookmarked PDF? This idea came up as a theme song:

Nice blog! Guess I'll shelve my old technique for getting noticed.

In D&D? I stay busy trying to look up the rules that I need for my character and his next action (no small task), and I also like to ham it up if the acting player makes any references to my character. A little down time gives me more time as a player to visualize things. As DM, I don't need...

And gelatinous cubes. They move to warmer climes for winter, but no one knows if it's to find more food, or because they'll die if they freeze. The other mystery: no one has ever seen a gelatinous cube moving above ground . . .

Concern for WotC and $7.00 will get you a caffe latte. Speaking of, Starbucks faces "big problems" that their new CEO is addressing. May be layoffs there, too. Oh well. Another day in freedom-land.

Careful, that type of thinking results in things like Quidditch. Let's note that Dr. Frankenstein discovered how to make zombies (so did John Baird) and it didn't work out so well for him.

I miss Seattle. Go to Ladro for organic coffee. Look for Zoka or Vivace for coffee that makes Starbucks feel like a visit to Walmart. Also, do let me know if things have changed :( Ah. So it was the New Zealanders who were the first Goldilocks of milky coffee? This does not hold for all...

Sadly, I don't recall getting past the first stage of that game. But the little guy on the right does look familiar...

Modos 2 does indeed say that an arquebus ignores physical protection (AC), but that's against genre-appropriate armors. Modern weapons must defeat modern armor in the same way that ancient weapons defeat ancient armor because of what has been posted upthread: AC and HP are abstract. Abstract...

Recognize... ooh! ooh! Is one an Altered Beast?

Maybe I'm weird, but I don't argue about rules with my group. If someone else is game mastering, I tend to accept whatever the GM ruling is. Because it's a game, I don't want to slow it down, and I'll just find another crazy idea if my first one doesn't fly. If I'm game mastering, I often use...

Statistic: anything found in a stat block, so, any character element. AKA "stat." Mechanic: a mechanism, for those who think mechanism takes too long to pronounce. Alt: a rule, or one part of a mechanism. Saving throw: an event which requires opening up the rule book and arguing with the...

I was replying to a comment that basically said, "DMs can't play without WotC's help." And with all the new 6e rules, WotC is basically saying "look, we know you can't GM, so here are more rules to fill the gaps." Both parties seem to suggest that Rule Zero is worthless, hence, "fie to Rule...

WotC tried that in 5e. It sounds like few people agreed with what WotC told them. You make it sound like monsters won't have Challenge Ratings anymore. Or that new DMs are going to say, "oh, man. I just can't challenge my PCs. But when I do, they all die. Oh well, I'll just keep running...

I say, let them fly as early as they want. The ability to land safely is a different story!

I'm not sure D&D even uses Vancian magic now! The more I read the 5e spell slot system is the less sense it makes. With the slots "expanding" and the wizards that "prepare" spells just to cast whatever they want? Madness. Anyway, spells could draw on Spell Points like damage draws on Hit...